Halkyon

Halkyon
Base Information
Classification
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Swimmer
Terrain	Ocean
Body Form
Confluence	Non-humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size
Weight
Culture
Languages	Unknown Native Language
Social Structure
Technological Epoch
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Hydronaut (Theta Borealis 0709)
UWP	E58A000-0 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Primary Star	G2 V K1 V
Atmosphere	Dense
Off-world presence	No
Zoetic individuals	No
Source
Reference	Hydronaut 7.
Canon	No
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The Halkyon of Hydronaut (Theta Borealis 0709) are an extinct Minor Non-Human Race.

Description (Specifications)

The Halkyons gave striking evidence of their aquatic antecedents. Long and slender, their skin was a smooth, grey-white without visible pores.

Psychology

Halkyons exhibited recognized characteristics of intelligence:

• Conceptual thought, including abstract language.
• Social structure, including social organization.
• Tool use, allowing environmental manipulation.

Halkyon psychology was driven by factors common to many sophonts:

• Acquisition (stemming from the need to gather adequate nutrition),
• Preservation (derived from the need to continue their personal existence), and
• Perpetuation (the urge to continue the species).

History & Background (Dossier)

The capital city of the Halkyons was Hembree, located in the Feor-Naess province southwest of the Ballu Strait, on the east side of the Morgana Beach region. Its street layout, which was prescribed by law, was a seven trident design consisting of a large major trident intercepted by six minor. At the base of the major trident was the government building, the Owerp Kemaz, which was designed as a five pointed star.

Astrography

This race was primarily located in the following areas:

• Theta Borealis Sector
  • Alpha Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race was:

• Hydronaut (Theta Borealis 0709)

World Listing

Significant communities of this race were known to dwell within the following systems and worlds:

No world articles for Halkyon

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Bill Bledsaw. Hydronaut (Group One, 1981), 7.